General Film Company
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General Film Company was a dominant early 20th-century American film distribution company that held a near-monopoly on movie distribution under the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American company
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film distribution company → |
| alsoKnownAs |
General Film Co.
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| associatedOrganization |
American Star Film Company
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Biograph Company → Edison Manufacturing Company → Essanay Film Manufacturing Company → George Kleine → Kalem Company → Lubin Manufacturing Company → Pathé Frères → Selig Polyscope Company → Vitagraph Company of America → |
| associatedWith |
Thomas Edison
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| businessModel |
film distribution trust
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| businessPractice |
standardized film rental terms for exhibitors
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| businessStrategy |
exclusive licensing of films to selected exhibitors
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| competitionWith |
independent film producers and distributors
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| country |
United States
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| distributionMethod |
rental of film prints to exhibitors
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| distributionScope |
nationwide distribution in the United States
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| foundedBy |
Motion Picture Patents Company
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| historicalEra |
silent film era
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| historicalSignificance |
key player in early American film monopoly practices
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| impactOnExhibitors |
restricted access to non-licensed films
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| impactOnMarket |
consolidation of film exchanges
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| industry |
film distribution
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motion picture industry → |
| influenced |
development of independent film distribution in the United States
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| legalClassification |
film trust
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| marketPosition |
dominant distributor for MPPC-licensed films
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| monopolyStatus |
near-monopoly on film distribution in the United States
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| notableFor |
attempt to control film distribution through licensing
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central role in the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust → |
| operationalFocus |
distribution of licensed films from MPPC member companies
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| partOf |
Motion Picture Patents Company
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| reasonForDecline |
antitrust rulings against MPPC and its distribution practices
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| regulatoryBodyInvolved |
United States federal courts
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| regulatoryOutcome |
subject to U.S. antitrust action
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| relatedConcept |
Edison Trust
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Motion Picture Patents Company trust → antitrust law in the United States → film monopoly → |
| roleInIndustry |
dominant early 20th-century American film distributor
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| status |
defunct company
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| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Motion Picture Patents Company
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controlledCompany |
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley
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distributor |
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Motion Picture Patents Company
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foundedSubsidiary |
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Edison Trust
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memberOf |